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compass C ommuni t y
ROLE MODELS
Over the past 30 years, Miami has reinvented
itself from a mere tourist destination into a
top-tier global city. Miami Girls Foundation is
working to see that the image of the “Miami
Girl” changes as well.
T E X T BY SA N DY L I N D S E Y
PH OTO S BY TO M A S LOW E Y
Art and other forms of media present a powerful
message; one that the Miami Girls Foundation, a
non-profit “media for social change” platform, is
using to show both locals and the world that the real
women of South Florida are not the beach-blanket-
bunny stereotypes we see on TV and in the movies,
but exceptional, individualized females who are taking
the city into a new century. The Foundation strives to
positively influence younger generations by getting
members directly involved with their community to
promote the “acceptance of others” by showing that the
multicultural, multiracial, multilingual members of our
community come in all shapes and sizes and from varied
socio-economic backgrounds and professions. Using
the power of art, technology and storytelling, they are
engaging Miami women to help change perspectives,
while inspiring and and empowering women to become
role models both locally and beyond; MiamiGirls.org.
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